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Apple has come out with iOS 11.2 to resolve an issue with iPhones that crashed and did a soft reset, possibly due to local notifications for alarms or reminders, last Saturday. Aside from the date bug fix, the update also contained a new feature called Apple Pay Cash although the …

By now, you must be going over a list of people you intend to give something as a Christmas gift. And there are thousands of items on the market you’re thinking of buying. (Read: 10 Awesome Holiday Gifts for Map Lovers) Among the items out there is a Substitute Phone …

Erstwhile Intel data center head Diane Bryant has joined Google Cloud as its chief operating officer (COO). Diane Greene, Google’s chief executive, announced Bryant’s appointment on Thursday. Before joining Google Cloud, reports said Bryant was one of Intel’s top executives as head of the company’s data center segment until last year. …

On December 21 this year, website paywall maker Verst will cease to exist and become part of Dropbox. In a blog post, Verst CEO Aj Frank announced Verst’s acquisition and that he and seven members of his team will be joining Dropbox. Frank said they are joining Dropbox to “to …

Samsung has come up with an app called SeeColors that will help people suffering from color vision deficiency (CVD) enjoy TV-watching. CVD is the medical term for color-blindness. (Read: Causes of Colour Blindness) Adjusted Displays In an announcement on its site on Monday, the South Korean electronics conglomerate said the …

Planning a party or event can be a struggle. It was for that reason that former Comcast media executive Christopher Cunningham founded Enjoius. The new startup had just raised $1.4 million to fund its party planning services. (Read: Benefits of Hiring an Event Planner) According to a TechCrunch report, Nancy …

Instagram is doing whatever it can to make the app more appealing and flexible for its users by occasionally refining or changing its features. The photo and video-sharing company has rolled out a new feature, and it has got something to do with your friends’ or followers’ photos. Photo Remix …

Coming soon on Niantic – an augmented reality (AR) game based on the beloved Harry Potter tale. The game, which will be called Wizards Unite, is among those that will be funded by the $200 million recently raised by the company in Series B funding, according to a Wall Street …

Thanks but no thanks. That, in essence, is Qualcomm’s response to an offer from Broadcom to buy the tech company for a staggering $105 billion. Qualcomm said in an announcement that the “unsolicited proposal” is “not in the best interests of shareholders and dramatically undervalues” the company. Broadcom announced the …

Facebook Marketplace now includes houses and apartments for rent in the U.S. The world’s most extensive social network has teamed up with Apartment List and Zumper, which collates rental lists from the Web. In an emailed statement to Mashable, the company said Apartment List and Zumper feature “hundreds of thousands …